“That the objective world would exist even if there existed no conscious being certainly seems at the first blush to be unquestionable because it can be thought in the abstract, without bringing to light the contradiction which it carries within… — Schopenhauer Arthur Copy Share Image
“Without will there is no concept and no world. Before us, certainly, nothing remains. But what resists this transition into annihilation, our nature, is only that same wish to live -- Wille zum Leben -- which forms ourselves as well… — Schopenhauer Arthur Copy Share Image
“That the objective world would exist even if there existed no conscious being certainly seems at the first blush to be unquestionable because it… — Schopenhauer Arthur Copy Share Image
“University philosophy is, as a rule, mere juggling. Its real aim is to impart to the students, in the deepest ground of their thought,… — Schopenhauer Arthur Copy Share Image
“Without will there is no concept and no world. Before us, certainly, nothing remains. But what resists this transition into annihilation, our nature, is… — Schopenhauer Arthur Copy Share Image
“One simple test of the claim that the pleasure in the world outweighs the pain…is to compare the feelings of an animal that is… — Schopenhauer Arthur Copy Share Image